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EASTWICK, a village and a parish in Ware district, Herts. The village stands on the river Stort, at the verge of the county, adjacent to the Eastern Counties railway, near Burnt Mill r. station, and 5½ miles ESE of Ware; is a seat of petty sessions; was once a market-town; and has a post office under Harlow. The parish comprises 810 acres. Real property, £1, 486. Pop., 116. Houses, 23. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to R. P. Ward, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Valne, £210.* Patron, R. P. Ward, Esq. The church is Norman; has a brass of 1564, and monuments of the Wards; and is good. Charities, £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Eastwick Parish Ware Poor Law Union/Registration District Hertfordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Eastwick |
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